Lucy Stone League
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The Lucy Stone League was an early 20th-century American feminist organization dedicated to women’s rights, particularly the right of married women to keep and use their own surnames.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lucy Stone League canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13551890 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lucy Stone League Context triple: [Jane Grant, memberOf, Lucy Stone League]
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American Woman Suffrage Association
The American Woman Suffrage Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that campaigned for women’s right to vote, known for its more moderate, state-by-state strategy and for eventually merging into the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan U.S. civic organization founded in 1920 that works to encourage informed and active participation in government, particularly through voter education and advocacy.
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New England Woman Suffrage Association
The New England Woman Suffrage Association was a pioneering regional organization in the United States dedicated to securing women's right to vote, closely associated with leading suffragist Lucy Stone and the broader 19th-century women's rights movement.
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Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association was a leading state-level organization in the United States dedicated to securing voting rights for women through advocacy, education, and political campaigning.
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National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women is a leading American feminist advocacy group founded in 1966 that campaigns for women's rights, including issues such as reproductive freedom, economic equality, and an end to gender-based discrimination.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Lucy Stone League Target entity description: The Lucy Stone League was an early 20th-century American feminist organization dedicated to women’s rights, particularly the right of married women to keep and use their own surnames.
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A.
American Woman Suffrage Association
The American Woman Suffrage Association was a 19th-century U.S. organization that campaigned for women’s right to vote, known for its more moderate, state-by-state strategy and for eventually merging into the National American Woman Suffrage Association.
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B.
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan U.S. civic organization founded in 1920 that works to encourage informed and active participation in government, particularly through voter education and advocacy.
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C.
New England Woman Suffrage Association
The New England Woman Suffrage Association was a pioneering regional organization in the United States dedicated to securing women's right to vote, closely associated with leading suffragist Lucy Stone and the broader 19th-century women's rights movement.
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D.
Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association
The Massachusetts Woman Suffrage Association was a leading state-level organization in the United States dedicated to securing voting rights for women through advocacy, education, and political campaigning.
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E.
National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women is a leading American feminist advocacy group founded in 1966 that campaigns for women's rights, including issues such as reproductive freedom, economic equality, and an end to gender-based discrimination.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
feminist organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ women's rights organization ⓘ |
| activity |
campaigns to change administrative practices
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legal advocacy ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| advocatedChangeIn |
administrative regulations on women's surnames
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customary law on married women's names ⓘ |
| advocatedRight |
use of a woman's birth surname on legal documents
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use of a woman's birth surname on passports ⓘ use of a woman's birth surname on voter registrations ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American feminism
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journalists and writers in New York ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| foundedBy |
Heywood Broun
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Jane Grant ⓘ Ruth Hale ⓘ others ⓘ |
| goal |
to challenge patriarchal naming conventions
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to obtain legal recognition of women's surnames on official documents ⓘ to secure the right of women to retain their birth surnames after marriage ⓘ |
| hasGenderFocus | women ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-suffrage era in the United States ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early challenge to patriarchal naming norms in the U.S. ⓘ |
| ideology | feminism ⓘ |
| influenced |
discourse on marital naming conventions in the United States
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later feminist campaigns on naming rights ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Lucy Stone's refusal to take her husband's surname ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| mainFocus |
legal recognition of women's birth names after marriage
ⓘ
married women's right to keep their own surnames ⓘ women's rights ⓘ |
| movement |
women's rights movement
ⓘ
women's suffrage movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lucy Stone ⓘ |
| namedFor | Lucy Stone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the first American groups focused on women's surname rights
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campaigning for married women's right to keep their own names ⓘ |
| opposedPractice | automatic adoption of husband's surname by married women ⓘ |
| opposedTo | legal doctrines that subsumed a woman's identity under her husband's ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | membership organization ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lucy Stone League Description of subject: The Lucy Stone League was an early 20th-century American feminist organization dedicated to women’s rights, particularly the right of married women to keep and use their own surnames.
Referenced by (5)
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